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とんぼ返(がえ)り
Rank #61,402

Meanings

  • noun (common) (futsuumeishi), noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru, intransitive verb
    1. somersault
  • 2. returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; round trip without an overnight stop
  • 3. abrupt change of direction

Readings

とんぼ返り
(72%)
とんぼがえり
(10%)
トンボ返り
(8%)
トンボ帰り
(4%)
とんぼ帰り
(3%)
蜻蛉返り
(<1%)
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